A 2008 TAX ANALYSTS CONFERENCE

Opening Remarks:

Douglas H. Shulman
IRS Commissioner

Rob Portman
Former Co-Chair,
National Commission on Restructuring the IRS

Panel 1 — IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998: Successes, Failures, and Consequences

Speakers:

Jeff Trinca
Founding Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates;
Former Chief of Staff, National Commission on Restructuring the IRS

Christopher Rizek
Member, Caplin & Drysdale;
Former Associate Tax Legislative Counsel, Treasury Department

Donna Steele Flynn
Executive Director, Washington Council, Ernst & Young;
Former Staff Director, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee



Panel 2 — Building on the 1998 Act: What’s the Next Agenda?

Speakers:

Nina Olson
National Taxpayer Advocate

Mary Baker
Tax Staff Professional, Senate Finance Committee

Theresa Pattara
Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee

Les Book
Professor, Villanova University Law School


Moderator:
Christopher Bergin
President and Publisher, Tax Analysts


July 18, 2008
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Russell Senate Office Building
Room SR-385
Washington, D.C.